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#2166697 24-Jan-2019 09:33

hio77:

gosh, only 2x2? may aswell limit it to only 30/10 plans :P

Sorry to semi-hijack this thread - but why do you say this? In the 5Ghz band it's possible to get 867Mb/s isn't it? (I realise real throughput is probably a third of that, but even then you're looking at a decent 200 Mb/s)

Or is there a joke here that's flown over my head?

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#2166792 24-Jan-2019 11:11

muppet:
Or is there a joke here that's flown over my head?

It was a joke..

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#2166797 24-Jan-2019 11:14

hio77:
muppet:

Or is there a joke here that's flown over my head?

It was a joke..

I'm Sorry

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#2333300 9-Oct-2019 12:12

Just had one of the new Nokia/Gen 3 ONT installed this morning. Discovered a fish hook - the power supply has a different orientation to the old Gen 2 ONT power supplies. Unfortunately Chorus technical documentation (page 8) specifies that power sockets in star wiring cabinets should be orientated in a particular direction to suit the Gen2 power supplies, but this means that Gen3 power supplies block the door from shutting. Not a biggie for me - I'll just have to swap my four-way power outlet for 2x two-way outlets, and in the meantime I've got an multibox in there.

Might make things interesting when they roll these out to replace Gen2 boxes (e.g. when they die) as there might not be room for a multibox and Chorus installers can't do mains electrical work.

Also worth noting is that installers must ensure that the antenna can be fully extended - this means you can't have the ONT close to the bottom of a cabinet, even if the cabinet is fully metal and there's no hope of wifi signal getting out.

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#2333623 10-Oct-2019 06:41

Also thought I'd share a photo of the nifty new base that Chorus uses with the Gen3 ONT. This has a cover, then the ONT clips over the that.

Still a shame IMHO that there's an exposed loop of the fibre patch between the base and ONT (just like with the old ONT/base) as those fibre patch cables are pretty delicate, and bound to get tugged and plugged/unplugged by curious customers/kids, especially when not installed in a cabinet. But I can understand that would be difficult to design for, while protecting the cable from tight turns.

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#2344126 27-Oct-2019 17:14

nickb800:

Also thought I'd share a photo of the nifty new base that Chorus uses with the Gen3 ONT. This has a cover, then the ONT clips over the that.

Still a shame IMHO that there's an exposed loop of the fibre patch between the base and ONT (just like with the old ONT/base) as those fibre patch cables are pretty delicate, and bound to get tugged and plugged/unplugged by curious customers/kids, especially when not installed in a cabinet. But I can understand that would be difficult to design for, while protecting the cable from tight turns.

Useful to know - Thanks.
Am about to have fibre installed into our newly built house. Current house has the older ONT.

Can you take a photo of the plug and ONT please? - Also what is the size of this? Just trying to get an idea for my comms cupboard.

Thanks

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#2344134 27-Oct-2019 17:58

@nickb800 You're pulling it off wrong :)

Slide the ONT in the direction shown and simply pull off (carefully, as there is still Fibre attached).

Then bazinga - you don't have anything exposed:

@Jiriteach The ONT has a OM1 SC Fibre Patch Lead attaching the ONT to the base (I think) however I strongly recommend people don't touch this unless if they know what they're doing. Just a speck of dust inside any of the ports can cause problems.

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#2344137 27-Oct-2019 18:22

michaelmurfy:

@nickb800 You're pulling it off wrong :)

Slide the ONT in the direction shown and simply pull off (carefully, as there is still Fibre attached).

Then bazinga - you don't have anything exposed:

@Jiriteach The ONT has a OM1 SC Fibre Patch Lead attaching the ONT to the base (I think) however I strongly recommend people don't touch this unless if they know what they're doing. Just a speck of dust inside any of the ports can cause problems.

Thanks - Good to know!

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#2344183 27-Oct-2019 19:15

OS1 sc/apc I hope.

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#2344251 27-Oct-2019 20:57

cyril7: OS1 sc/apc I hope.

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Maybe - I didn't put all too much time in googling it.

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#2344311 28-Oct-2019 08:54

@jiriteach
ONT mounting block is about 150x100mm, 25mm deep. ONT itself is larger at 175x125mm and 40mm deep, but centred on the mounting block.

Wifi antenna is 150mm long and installers need to locate the ONT such that the antenna can be folded out - regardless of whether you plan on using it.

You can see the power supply here
https://www.chorus.co.nz/q/model-type-300

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#2344355 28-Oct-2019 11:00

nickb800: @jiriteach
ONT mounting block is about 150x100mm, 25mm deep. ONT itself is larger at 175x125mm and 40mm deep, but centred on the mounting block.

Wifi antenna is 150mm long and installers need to locate the ONT such that the antenna can be folded out - regardless of whether you plan on using it.

You can see the power supply here
https://www.chorus.co.nz/q/model-type-300

Awesome - Thanks

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